Lightning & Penguins on Different Paths Since Consecutive Cups Lydia Szyjka | August 10, 2022 On June 11, 2017, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators 4-2 to win back-to-back Stanley Cups. The roster was filled with future Hall of Famers, such as Sidney Crosby,…
Lightning Skating Consultants Have Been Key to Team’s Success Jim Bay | July 11, 2022 A bit of a common theme for some of the prospects and draft picks for the Tampa Bay Lightning is the scouting report comment “needs to improve his skating”. This…
Lightning’s Game 4 Loss the Result of More Than a Blown Call Jim Bay | June 23, 2022 The Tampa Bay Lightning suffered an extremely difficult 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday for a few reasons. In falling behind 3-1 in the Stanley Cup Final,…
Jon Cooper’s Jack Adams Snub Ignores His Role in Lightning’s Success Jim Bay | May 25, 2022 Somebody once said that coaches get too much praise when their teams perform well, but too much criticism when things aren’t going well. However, in the case of Tampa Bay…
Unlikely Hero Leads Lightning to Series Win vs. Maple Leafs Jim Bay | May 15, 2022 The Tampa Bay Lightning got two goals from Nick Paul and held off a furious Toronto Maple Leaf rally to win by the score of 2-1 in Game 7 to…
Maple Leafs Getting Bulletin Board Material From Jon Cooper Kevin Armstrong | May 12, 2022 The Toronto Maple Leafs have no shortage of motivation heading into Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Leafs are just one win away from advancing to the second…
Maple Leafs’ Demons Are Waiting Kevin Armstrong | May 2, 2022 The Toronto Maple Leafs have one team to beat, themselves. That’s been the truth for a few playoff series now. Still, the heartbreaking first-round eliminations pile up, and so have…
NHL Recap: Lightning, Penguins, Rangers, Flames, Blues & More Tom P. | February 16, 2022 The daily “NHL Recap” column is your go-to for the top quotes from every game in the NHL. Listen to THW contributors talk hockey every weekday on The Hockey Writers Podcast,…
NHL 2021-22 Power Rankings: Week 16 Colton Pankiw | February 7, 2022 Welcome to the 15th edition of my weekly NHL Power Rankings for The Hockey Writers, where the league’s top half is evaluated. These rankings will focus on how the teams…
Lightning Lookback: All-Star Game Selections in Recent Years Nathan Moser | January 15, 2022 The 2022 NHL All-Star Game rosters were recently released and the Tampa Bay Lightning right now, will be sending goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy and defenseman Victor Hedman to Las Vegas. This…
Rangers Gameday Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning – 1/2/22 Matt Grazel | January 2, 2022 The New York Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning are preparing to play the second of back-to-back games this afternoon at Madison Square Garden. The Blueshirts defeated the Bolts in…
Jon Cooper Deserves to Lead the 2021 Jack Adams Conversation Eugene Helfrick | December 27, 2021 It’s not a major revelation to say that awards can often be a bit silly. Trying to judge anything against it’s peers, whether it is a movie, music, video game…